Updates, beta channel and uninstalling

Dictate downloads new versions itself and installs them while you are not dictating. How to check by hand, change the channel, install another version or uninstall Dictate.

Applies to: Windows, macOS
Version: Dictate 0.4.0-beta.6

Dictate looks for a new version 30 seconds after it starts and then every hour. It downloads a new version in the background. It installs it when no dictation is running and the last dictation was 10 minutes ago. If that moment does not come, Dictate installs the version when it quits. After such an update, Dictate starts again without a window. Automatic updates cannot be turned off.

Dictate installs only versions that MediSync has signed. If the signature does not match, Update refused: the signature does not match. appears and nothing is installed.

What a new version changes is under Help›New, see What's new in Dictate.

Check for updates by hand

Open Settings›System.
Under Updates, in the row Check the version, click Check for updates.
When a new version has finished downloading, Dictate says it is ready and shows Restart and install. Click it to install right away.

Under Check the version you see what is happening, for example You have the newest version. or Checking ….

You can do the same through the Dictate icon in the notification area of the taskbar (Windows) or in the menu bar (macOS). The menu has a line for the update. It reads Check for updates, shows the progress in percent while downloading and then offers the restart into the new version.

Change the channel

Dictate follows the channel Stable or Beta. In the beta channel new features come earlier, but they are less tested.

Open Settings›System.
Under Updates, choose Beta or Stable next to Channel.

Dictate checks the chosen channel right away. It does not install an older version. If you switch from Beta to Stable, you stay on your version until Stable has a newer one.

Install another version

Under Settings›System›Updates, Install another version›All versions opens the download page. There you download the stable version or the beta and install it as in Download and install.

Uninstall Dictate

Quit Dictate: right-click the Dictate icon in the notification area of the taskbar and choose Quit.
In Windows, open Settings›Apps›Installed apps.
Next to "MediSync Dictate", choose the three dots and Uninstall.

Your data stays in the folder %LOCALAPPDATA%\MediSync\Dictate.

Quit Dictate: click the Dictate icon in the menu bar and choose Quit.
In the Finder, open the Applications folder.
Drag MediSync Dictate to the Trash.

Your data stays in the folder ~/Library/Application Support/MediSync Dictate.

Uninstalling leaves your data in place: settings, dictionary, snippets, notes, scratchpad, dictation history, models and logs. A new installation finds them again. To remove everything:

Keep what you want with Settings›Privacy›Export data.
Delete the data with Settings›Privacy›Delete local data. Sign-in, licence and models stay.
Uninstall Dictate and then delete the data folder by hand.